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NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by death rate

Arr. Veurne had the highest death rate of 44 areas in 2013, at 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Arr. Maaseik had the lowest, at 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.25 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Belgium was 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.8Arr. Veurne
Lowest7.4Arr. Maaseik
Median10.2544 areas
Belgium9.8History

All areas, 2013

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Arr. VeurneArr. Veurne: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8Arr. MonsArr. Mons: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Arr. Tournai-MouscronArr. Tournai-Mouscron: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Arr. OostendeArr. Oostende: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Arr. ThuinArr. Thuin: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Arr. La LouvièreArr. La Louvière: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Arr. DinantArr. Dinant: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Arr. PhilippevilleArr. Philippeville: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Arr. CharleroiArr. Charleroi: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Arr. LiègeArr. Liège: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Arr. AthArr. Ath: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Arr. Marche-en-FamenneArr. Marche-en-Famenne: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Arr. DiksmuideArr. Diksmuide: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Arr. BruggeArr. Brugge: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Arr. KortrijkArr. Kortrijk: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Arr. AalstArr. Aalst: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Arr. NamurArr. Namur: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Arr. IeperArr. Ieper: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Arr. NeufchâteauArr. Neufchâteau: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Arr. SoigniesArr. Soignies: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Arr. EekloArr. Eeklo: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Arr. OudenaardeArr. Oudenaarde: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Arr. TieltArr. Tielt: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Arr. DendermondeArr. Dendermonde: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Arr. HuyArr. Huy: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Arr. WaremmeArr. Waremme: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Arr. RoeselareArr. Roeselare: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Arr. Verviers - communes francoph…Arr. Verviers - communes francophones: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Arr. AntwerpenArr. Antwerpen: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Arr. MechelenArr. Mechelen: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Arr. VirtonArr. Virton: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Arr. GentArr. Gent: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Arr. LeuvenArr. Leuven: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Arr. Sint-NiklaasArr. Sint-Niklaas: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Arr. Halle-VilvoordeArr. Halle-Vilvoorde: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Arr. TongerenArr. Tongeren: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachig…Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Arr. BastogneArr. Bastogne: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Arr. HasseltArr. Hasselt: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Arr. NivellesArr. Nivelles: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Arr. TurnhoutArr. Turnhout: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Arr. ArlonArr. Arlon: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. B…Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad: 8 per 1,000 inhabitants8Arr. MaaseikArr. Maaseik: 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants7.4
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2012
1Arr. Veurne Series break12.8+0.5 pts
2Arr. Mons Series break11.8+0.5 pts
2Arr. Tournai-Mouscron11.8n/a
4Arr. Oostende Series break11.6-0.5 pts
4Arr. Thuin11.6n/a
6Arr. La Louvière11.5n/a
7Arr. Dinant Series break11.4-0.2 pts
7Arr. Philippeville Series break11.4+0.1 pts
9Arr. Charleroi11.3n/a
9Arr. Liège Series break11.30 pts
11Arr. Ath11.1n/a
11Arr. Marche-en-Famenne Series break11.1+0.8 pts
13Arr. Diksmuide Series break11+1.4 pts
14Arr. Brugge Series break10.8+0.5 pts
15Arr. Kortrijk Series break10.7+0.3 pts
16Arr. Aalst Series break10.5+0.1 pts
16Arr. Namur Series break10.5+0.5 pts
18Arr. Ieper Series break10.4+0.5 pts
18Arr. Neufchâteau Series break10.4-0.3 pts
18Arr. Soignies10.4n/a
21Arr. Eeklo Series break10.3-0.3 pts
21Arr. Oudenaarde Series break10.3-0.5 pts
23Arr. Tielt Series break10.2+0.1 pts
24Arr. Dendermonde Series break10.1+0.3 pts
24Arr. Huy Series break10.1-1.2 pts
24Arr. Waremme Series break10.1+0.2 pts
27Arr. Roeselare Series break10+0.5 pts
27Arr. Verviers - communes francophones Series break10+0.2 pts
29Arr. Antwerpen Series break9.8+0.1 pts
29Arr. Mechelen Series break9.8-0.1 pts
29Arr. Virton Series break9.8+0.3 pts
32Arr. Gent Series break9.7+0.1 pts
33Arr. Leuven Series break9.4+0.2 pts
34Arr. Sint-Niklaas Series break9.2-0.2 pts
35Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde Series break90 pts
35Arr. Tongeren Series break9-0.1 pts
37Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Series break8.9-0.8 pts
38Arr. Bastogne Series break8.8-0.4 pts
39Arr. Hasselt8.6n/a
39Arr. Nivelles Series break8.6-0.4 pts
41Arr. Turnhout Series break8.5-0.4 pts
42Arr. Arlon Series break8.4+0.2 pts
43Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Series break8-0.4 pts
44Arr. Maaseik7.4n/a

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About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest death rate?

Arr. Veurne, with 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Arr. Maaseik, with 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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